Department of Philosophy

Department of Philosophy

Preparing you to be a masterful communicator and problem solver in any career

Studying philosophy at the University of Denver enhances your life by training you to:

Reason cogently.

Formulate concepts and questions clearly.

Solve problems intelligently.

In the process, you can:

Study literature rooted in the beginnings of civilization.

Ask timeless questions about the nature of reality and the possibility of human knowledge.

Deal with issues as contemporary as nanotechnology, artificial intelligence and euthanasia.

What a philosophy degree can do for you

Undergraduate philosophy majors are among the most employable, according to a 2011 Georgetown University study. At the time of the study’s publication, 92 percent of graduates who received philosophy degrees were employed. A 2013 article on Salon.com agrees: philosophy emphasizes clarity of thought and produces some of the most employable graduates.